The Shining Lamp — Page 13
Truth has Come 13 man, yet you perceive not, and the eyes of angels are shedding blood, yet you see not. God is in His glory , and every nook and cranny [in the earth] is in trembling. Where is the intellect that can understand, and where are the eyes that recognize the times? A judgment has been decreed in the heavens—are you displeased by it? Will you question the Lord of Honour why have You done this? O reckless mortal! Desist, for it will not bode well for you to stand before lightning!!! Examine your trespasses and reflect upon your insolence, for God first established a Sign and made Atham undergo two kinds of death. First, despite being guilty of concealing the truth and giving false evidence, he was unable to establish his innocence either through legal actions or by taking an oath or by any other means. Second, by being persistent in concealing [the truth], he soon passed away in accord with the promise of God. So now tell me what difficulties you faced in attesting to the truthfulness of this prophecy? Did Atham not remain in constant fear? Did he not die in the end? Was the condition not clearly and plainly stipulated in the prophecy that his death would be delayed by turning to the truth? Thereupon, can any of you state on oath that on the basis of rational evidence, this accusation was not established against Atham—that through his words, deeds and shameless excuses, he proved that he was absolutely terrified after the prophecy and remained so? Moreover, he was unable to substantiate why his fear—which he himself admitted—was [allegedly] attributed to a trained snake and whatnot, or other such baseless pretexts, although taking an oath or legal action